Does HGF pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, HGF employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at HGF. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at HGF?

65% of HGF employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated HGF 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.3 for culture and values and 3.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at HGF?

Patent Attorney (16) , Attorney (3) , IP Administrator (3) , Patent Formalities Officer (3) , Trade Mark Formalities Officer (3) , Trainee Patent Attorney (3) , Chartered Trade Mark Attorney (2) , Director (2) , Intern (2) , Manager (2) , Marketing (2) , Office Administrator (2) , Secretary (2)

What are the pros of working at HGF according to real employee reviews?

"Friendly people." ((in 10 reviews)); "Lots of change at the moment but there is real care for how that is being managed and affecting the team." ((in 5 reviews)); "Good work life balance." ((in 4 reviews)); "Good work life balance, good atmosphere, interesting work" ((in 3 reviews)); "flexible working is possible with most line managers" ((in 3 reviews))

What are the cons of working at HGF according to real employee reviews?

"Bad management." ((in 4 reviews)); "Morale across the firm is extremely low." ((in 3 reviews)); "Many experienced and capable colleagues have left, many more appear to be actively looking for a way out, and those remaining are often stretched thin." ((in 2 reviews))

HGF Reviews

3.5

65% would recommend to a friend

(73 total reviews)

60% positive business outlook

HGF has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 73 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The HGF employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Legal industry (3.8 stars).

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73 reviews

5.0

22 Apr 2026

Great firm with great team in my practice group

Patent attorney

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Leadership has clear growth goals and these are well communicated to staff. Quality client base. Excellent flexibility on remote working, flexible working, and reasonable accommodations. Senior attorneys/partners in my practice group are great to work with, and happy to distribute work around. Realistic billing, write-off, and recordable hours targets. Indeed, a little lower than industry standard.

Cons

Need for growth - whilst exciting - creates pressure felt across the firm (when you're doing well, it feels great. When you're not, less so). Size of firm can sometimes mean internal policies and compliance end up confusing and time-consuming. Promotion track, whilst clearly defined, is untested.

5.0

30 Mar 2026

Good to be there

Patent director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Relatively young firm - flexible mind set Nice people Innovative strategy

Cons

It doesn't really come to mind.

5.0

24 Mar 2026

A Great place to work

Business development executive

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Still very new to the business but the training provided has been excellent. A very good flexible working situation. Enjoyable work. Very friendly team and management.

Cons

Nothing major that I have come across during my time,

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